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small seal script

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
smal-l- seal script
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient Chinese calligraphic script, standardized in 220 BC by Li Si, the chancellor of the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty, from various forms used by Qin

Uncountable

name

Alternative form of small seal script.

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 小篆 (xiǎozhuàn).

Usage

Synonyms

seal script Hsiao-chuan lesser seal script Qin script

Questions

What does small seal script mean?
An ancient Chinese calligraphic script, standardized in 220 BC by Li Si, the chancellor of the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty, from various forms used by Qin
Where does small seal script come from?
Calque from Chinese 小篆 (xiǎozhuàn).

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